Travel and Explore Atlanta, GA!

Atlanta, GA Atlanta determination rebuilt the city following its destruction by fire at the end of the Civil War. Today the sprawling city is filled with sky- scrapers, interstate highways, trees, diverse neighborhoods all proudly linking the present to the city's rich heritage. Educational institutions include Georgia State University and Morehouse College. Annual events include: Dogwood Festival, Georgia Renaissance Festival, Festival of India, Stone Mountain Scottish Festival and Highland Games, and Harvest Festival.  Atlanta Botanical Garden  Piedmont Park  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 876-5859  The 30-acre garden has vegetable, herb, Japnese rock and rose gardens.  Atlanta Cyclorama  800 Cherokee Ave. S.E., Civil War Museum  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 658-7625  A 360-degree painting of the Battle of Atlanta.  Atlanta Heritage Row  55 Upper Alabama St.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 584-7879  The center traces Atlanta's history through its history.  Atlanta History Center  130 W. Paces Ferry Rd. N.W.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 814-4000  The center houses an 83,000-square-foot museum containing exhibits of Atlanta.  Ben W. Forton Jr. State Archives and Records Building  330 Capitol Ave. S.E.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 656-2393  The building holds historical exhibits, Civil War records and state documents.  Carter Presidential Center and Museum of the Jimmy Carter Library  441 Freedom Pkwy., Carter Center  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 331-3942  The center offer over 27 million documents, photographs, and other artifacts of the Carter administration.  CNN Studio Tour  One CNN Center, Marietta St. and Techwood Dr.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 827-2300  The tour offer a 45-minute guided tour of CNN and its operations.  Fernbank Museum of Natural History  767 Clifton Rd. N.E.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 370-0960  The museum offers dioramas, films and other exhibits about natural history.  Georgia State Capitol  Washington St.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 656-2844  The capitol looks like the national capitol and there is the Georgia State Museum of Science and Industry inside.  Grant Park  Atlanta Ave., Sidney St., Cherokee Ave. and the Boulevard  Atlanta  Georgia    The 144-acre park is near the site of the Battle of Atlanta.  Henry W. Grady Monument  Marietta St.  Atlanta  Georgia    The monument is a bronze statue of Henry W. Grady who said "The New South."  High Museum of Art Folk Art and Photography Gallery, The  30 John Wesley Dobbs Ave., Georgia Pacific Building  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 577-6940  The art museum ia a satellite center of the High Museum of Art.  Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, The  449 Auburn Ave.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 524-1956  The center is housed in the Freedom Hall Complex.  Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site    Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 331-3919  The site surrounds the birthplace, church and grave of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University  571 S. Kilgo St., Emory University campus  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 727-4282  The museum has a permanent collection of artifacts from the Middle and Far East.  Museum of Art  Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 733-4200  The art museum offers permanent collections and changing exhibits of art.  Rhodes Hall  1516 Peachtree St., Buckhead  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 885-7800  This 1903 mansion was constructed for Atlanta businessman A. G. Rhodes.  Road to Tara Museum, The  659 Peachtree St., Suite 600, concourse level, Georgian Terrace Hotel  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 897-1939  The museum holds one of the largest collections of "Gone With the Wind" memorabilia.  Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center  1280 Peachtree St. N.E.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 733-5000  The center is dedicated to the 122 Atlanta Art Associatioon members killed in a Paris plane crash in 1962.  Scitrek, the Science and Technology Museum of Atlanta  395 Piedmont Ave. N.W.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 522-5500  The museum has over 100 exhibits of science and technology.  Six Flags Over Georgia  I-20, 12 mi. w. of downtown Atlanta  Atlanta  Georgia  (770) 739-3400  The park has over 100 rides, attractions, and shows.  The Herndon Home  587 University Pl. N.W.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 581-9813  The 1910 Beaux Arts Classical house has 15 rooms and was built by Alonzo Herndon.  World of Coca-Cola, The  55 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. and the corner of Central Ave.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 676-5151  The museum pays tribute to Coca-Cola products and its events. It includes memorabilia and the history Coca-Cola.  Wren's Nest, The  1050 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd. S.W.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 753-7735  This Victorian-style former house is home to author and journalist Joel Chandler Harris.  Zoo Atlanta  800 Cherokee Ave. S.E.  Atlanta  Georgia  (404) 624-5678  The zoo holds over 1,000 animals on 37 acres.